Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on April 16, 2008 at 08:58:10 from 81.144.214.226 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: The mousing of sisterhooks (was Rowling) posted by andyb on April 05, 2008 at 10:30:37:
A quick visit to our local racing dinghy chandlers revealed that sister hooks are still in use today aboard high tech racing dinghies - they are now made of stainless steel, of course.
In the case of Scarab, I think we can assume that yes, they are traditional and they would have been what came to hand in the builder's shed.
A single hook also requires mousing, and cannot be moused with a rubber band like sister hooks can be.